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The format, named after the Joint Photographic Experts Group , was established in 1992 to solve a critical problem: digital images were too large for the storage and internet speeds of the time. By using lossy compression , JPEGs can reduce a file's size by 50–75% while keeping it visually acceptable to the human eye. Key Characteristics of JPEG

The three-letter extension is a relic of older Windows operating systems that had a three-character limit for file extensions. Systems like Mac and Linux, which didn't have this limit, used .jpeg . Today, they are functionally identical and used interchangeably. Common Tools for Managing Images 960x960_71d3ad1066262b50a3d1df1a862e0630.jpg

If you need to work with these files, several online platforms offer quick management: The format, named after the Joint Photographic Experts